Beacon Care

What Beacon Care does

Beacon Care Services Limited is a specialist nursing agency based in London, United Kingdom, that places qualified locum nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) with NHS trusts, NHS Wales, and other public-sector healthcare clients. The company operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and its team collectively brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare and agency nursing, having previously worked as clinicians, managers, senior recruiters, and temporary workers. Beacon Care runs a web-based job portal where candidates register, submit CVs, and create automated job alerts, while placement specialists review applications and match candidates to shifts, including unlisted positions. Supporting services include weekly payroll processing (timesheets submitted by Monday 10:00am are paid Friday) via email, fax, or post, plus a Refer and Earn incentive program offering £200 per successful nurse referral and £100 per HCA referral, and a £150 nursing registration bonus after 200+ consecutive hours worked.

The business holds multiple compliance credentials that underpin its public-sector positioning: ISO certification, Cyber Essentials certification, REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) membership, and a 2021 Neuven audit. It is an approved supplier on NHS, NHS Wales, Crown Commercial Service, Workforce Alliance, CPP (Collaborative Procurement Partnership), and HTE (Healthcare Travel Exchange) frameworks. The technology platform is a standard web application with candidate registration, job search, automated email alerts, and LinkedIn OAuth login integration; no proprietary AI/ML capability, patents, or trademarks are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on placements — Beacon Care acts as the employer/contractor for locum nurses and earns a margin between the bill rate charged to healthcare providers and the pay rate passed to candidates. Customer segments are split between supply-side (agency nurses and HCAs seeking temporary or permanent placements) and demand-side (NHS trusts, hospitals, and other healthcare providers requiring shift coverage). Go-to-market is sales-led via placement specialists and supplemented by a self-serve job portal, with marketing driven by the website job board, email job alerts, a referral program, and LinkedIn integration.

Name

Beacon Care

Legal name

Beacon Care Services Limited

Website

https://beaconcare.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beacon Care Services Limited is a London-based specialist nursing agency that places qualified locum nurses and healthcare assistants with NHS trusts and other public-sector healthcare providers via approved procurement frameworks and a web-based job portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Care Staffing & Nurse Registry Services (HLAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Nursing agency services
• Healthcare staffing solutions
• Locum nurse placement
• Medical recruitment services
• Temporary healthcare staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Henley On Thames

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Nursing Agency Placement Services: Beacon Care operates as a staffing/employment agency, placing qualified nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) with healthcare providers. Revenue is generated through the placement of agency nurses, with payment processed via weekly payroll for timesheets submitted by nurses. The company acts as the employer/contractor for locum nurses working placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beacon Care Services Limited is a specialist nursing agency that places qualified locum nurses and healthcare assistants with NHS trusts, NHS Wales, hospitals and other healthcare clients on temporary and contract assignments, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The agency acts as the employer/contractor of record for placed nurses, processing weekly payroll from timesheets submitted by candidates. Candidates are recruited and managed through an online job portal with automated job alerts and direct CV submission to placement specialists.

Product overview

Beacon Care Services operates as a specialist nursing agency providing healthcare staffing services through a web-based platform. The core offering is nursing agency placement services (locums) available 24/7, supported by an online job portal for candidate registration and job alerts. Additional services include Timesheets Management for weekly payroll processing and a Refer and Earn Program offering incentive vouchers for successful nurse and HCA referrals. The company connects qualified nurses and healthcare assistants with NHS trusts, NHS Wales, and other healthcare providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursing Agency Services Core placement service connecting qualified agency nurses (locums) and healthcare assistants with NHS trusts, NHS Wales, hospitals and other healthcare clients needing temporary or short-term nursing cover. Beacon Care acts as employer/contractor of record, managing CV-to-shift matching via dedicated placement specialists, weekly payroll, and ongoing candidate management.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NeuvencoreOthers · 1 January 2021Neuven audited Beacon Care in 2021 and confirmed compliance with healthcare staffing standards, demonstrating the company's commitment to regulatory compliance.
• NHScoreOthersNHS is a primary customer and approved supplier relationship. Beacon Care provides agency nursing staff to NHS trusts and healthcare facilities across England.
• NHS WalescoreOthersNHS Wales is a primary customer relationship. Beacon Care provides agency nursing staff to NHS Wales facilities.
• Crown Commercial ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBeacon Care is a listed supplier on the Crown Commercial Service framework, enabling public sector organisations to procure agency nursing staff through official procurement channels.
• Workforce AlliancecoreOthersWorkforce Alliance is a staffing framework that Beacon Care is approved to supply through, providing agency nursing services to healthcare clients.
• CPP (Collaborative Procurement Partnership)minorOthersCPP is a collaborative procurement partnership through which healthcare organisations can access approved staffing suppliers like Beacon Care.
• HTE (Healthcare Travel Exchange)minorOthersHTE is a healthcare travel exchange platform that Beacon Care participates in for providing travel healthcare staff.
• ISOcoreOthersISO certification demonstrates Beacon Care's quality management system meets international standards.
• Cyber EssentialscoreOthersCyber Essentials certification demonstrates Beacon Care's cybersecurity practices meet UK government standards.
• REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation)coreOthersREC membership indicates Beacon Care adheres to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's code of professional practice for recruitment agencies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Team24: UK healthcare staffing agency providing nurses, HCAs, and allied health professionals to NHS and private providers — directly comparable offering and target customer.
• Your World Nursing: UK-based nursing recruitment agency placing nurses into NHS and private healthcare settings — direct competitor to Beacon Care's specialist nursing placement model.
• Thornbury Nursing Services: Specialist UK nursing agency focused on last-minute and high-acuity shift coverage for NHS trusts — closely comparable to Beacon Care's 24/7 nursing placement service.
• HCL Nursing: UK nursing recruitment agency placing locum and permanent nurses across NHS and private clients — comparable scope and customer base to Beacon Care.
• Sanctuary Personnel: UK healthcare and social-care recruitment agency with strong NHS framework presence — overlapping candidate pool and customer set with Beacon Care.

Broad incumbents

• Pulse: Large UK healthcare staffing provider offering nurses, doctors, allied health, and social-care staff to NHS trusts — broader portfolio but overlapping NHS customer base.
• Medacs Healthcare: Global healthcare staffing firm with deep UK NHS relationships across nursing, doctors, and allied health — broader offering and significantly larger scale than Beacon Care.
• Reed: UK generalist recruitment firm with a dedicated healthcare/nursing division — broader service portfolio but overlapping NHS and healthcare-provider customer relationships.
• ID Medical: Established UK healthcare recruiter placing doctors, nurses, and allied professionals into NHS frameworks — a much larger, broader incumbent serving the same NHS customer base.
• Hays: Global generalist recruiter with a UK healthcare division placing into NHS and private providers — much larger and broader but competes for the same healthcare staffing demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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